Unsurprising Stats Of The Day
by J.P. on Dec 30, 2008 2:07 PM EST
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After today's morning skate in Buffalo, Tarik caught up with Bruce Boudreau and noted that the Caps penalty kill (which is still ranked a disappointing 23rd overall) has surrendered just one goal over the last three games. Gabby was quick to give just as much credit to the team's discipline as he was to the penalty killers, it seemed:
"If you take five or more penalties, usually a team scores at least one," Boudreau said. "It doesn't matter how good you're killing. Plus, it takes so much time from other players playing. If we keep it three penalties or less a game, we're doing a great job."
True enough - to date, the Caps are 10-2-0 when they are shorthanded three or fewer times in a game, 8-4-3 when they face four or five power plays and 5-5-0 when shorthanded six or more times in a game.
Obviously discipline is always key, but especially so when your penalty kill is struggling.
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couldn't agree more
Can’t get fixated on the rank, that stuff is all tightly bunched. A small improvement in the PK and fewer penalties would be an enormous improvement. Right now the Caps have been shorthanded 174 times (6th) and only had 153 power plays (bottom 3rd). This can and will improve.
by macvechkin on Dec 30, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Every time this team has to kill a penalty, it adds up to time NOT spent attacking the net. Bottom line.
by PaintDrinkingPete on Dec 30, 2008 4:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How is this team in the bottom third in penalties drawn?
In a related query, how quickly will that change when 52 is back up to speed, and when 91 and 28 are back?
by TylerG on Dec 30, 2008 4:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Bruce has taught our forwards the finer points of diving quite yet…
by bigonetimer on Dec 30, 2008 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
1) perhaps they need to hire Bill Barber s an asst coach to show some of the finer techniques in diving? ; )
2) Or just a few Sid Crosby isolation vids would do the trick.
by Fauxrumors on Dec 30, 2008 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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